Image Credit: azimmytws / Shutterstock.com A recent BMJ study determines whether the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists by type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients increases the risk of self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide as compared to patients prescribed dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) or sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors
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